A simple TCP chat application for the terminal
cargo build --releaseStart a server:
./target/release/rust-chat Alice start 127.0.0.1 8080Connect as a client:
./target/release/rust-chat Bob connect 127.0.0.1 8080Type messages and press Enter. Type exit to quit.
- Color-coded usernames
- Timestamps on messages
- Real-time TLS-encrypted communication
- Raw terminal mode for clean input
- Self-signed certificate generation
- Private and secure peer-to-peer chat
All communications are encrypted using TLS 1.3. On first run, the server automatically generates a self-signed certificate (server-cert.pem and server-key.pem) for encryption. While these self-signed certificates provide strong encryption, they are not verified by a certificate authority - this is perfect for private, peer-to-peer chat between trusted parties.